The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt(Unf*ck Yourself)

From the international bestselling expert on dealing with assholes
'With cutting-edge research and real-life examples that are thought-provoking and often hilarious, thisis an indispensable resource'Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

'At last someone has provided clear steps for rejecting, deflecting, and deflating the jerks who blight our lives. Better still, that someone is the great Bob Sutton, which ensures that the information is useful, evidence-based, and fun to read'Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-Suasion
'If only Bob Sutton's book had been available to help me deal with the full complement of 1st-class assholes I've encountered in my 50-year professional life. No names shall be mentioned'Tom Peters, co-author of In Search of Excellence
Being around assholes, whether at work or elsewhere, can damage performance and affect wellbeing: having one asshole in a team has been shown to reduce performance by 30 to 40%. And social media has only given rise to further incivility -- 40% of people have experienced harassment online.
In The Asshole Survival Guide, Stanford professor Robert Sutton offers practical advice on identifying and tackling any kind of asshole -- based on research into groups from uncivil civil servants to French bus drivers, and 8,000 emails that he has received on asshole behaviour.
With expertise and humour, he provides a cogent and methodical game-plan. First, he sets out the asshole audit, to find out what kind of asshole needs dealing with, and asshole detection strategies. Then he reveals field-tested, sometimes surprising techniques, from asshole avoidance and asshole taxes to mind-tricks and the art of love bombing. Finally, he explains the dangers of asshole blindness -- when the problem might be yours truly.Readers will learn how to handle assholes - in the workplace and beyond - once and for all!

Notă biografică

Robert Sutton is the bestselling author of The No Asshole Rule, on building civilized workplaces, which has sold 800,000 copies around the world, Good Boss, Bad Boss and Scaling Up Excellence. A professor at Stanford's Department of Management Science and Engineering, he co-launched the Designing Organizational Change Project, which develops evidence-based and useful ways to change organizations for the better. He is a fellow at IDEO and has published over 150 articles in academic journals and outlets such as the Harvard Business Review, the McKinsey Quarterly, and the Financial Times. Sutton was named as one of 10 B-School All-Stars by BusinessWeek, described as professors who are influencing contemporary business thinking far beyond academia. He tweets @work_matters

Recenzii

This survival guide is here to help you from going insane. It's full of science-driven tips and strategies on how to deal with nasty bosses, manipulative colleagues, or other general jerks in your life.As
much
as
we
try
to
avoid
assholes,
inevitably
they
appear
in
our
lives.
Bob
Sutton
gives
a
menu
of
clear,
thoughtful,
and
practical
solutions
for
surviving
and
thriving
in
that
painful
situation.
With
cutting-edge
research
and
real-life
examples
that
are
thought-provoking
and
often
hilarious,
The
Asshole
Survival
Guide
is
an
indispensable
resource.
Bob
Sutton
is
very
wise
and
very
funny,
AND
he
can
tell
you
exactly
how
to
handle
the
unfortunate
reality
that
into
every
life
a
few
assholes
must
fall.
The
Asshole
Survival
Guide
is
destined
to
become
your
go-to
resource
whenever
you
find
yourself
dealing
with
people
who
would
treat
you
poorly
At
last
someone
has
provided
clear
steps
for
rejecting,
deflecting,
and
deflating
the
jerks
who
blight
our
lives.
Better
still,
that
someone
is
the
great
Bob
Sutton,
which
ensures
that
the
information
is
useful,
evidence-based,
and
fun
to
read
No
matter
what
industry
or
profession
you
work
in,
you
will
always
encounter
people
who
are
unpleasant,
off-putting,
or
downright
self-centered.
Thank
goodness
Bob
Sutton
has
provided
us
with
such
a
well-crafted
guide
for
surviving
these
jerks.
It
is
mandatory
reading
for
anyone
who
strives
to
endure,
escape,
fend-off,
and
bring
them
down
With
humor,
understanding
and
comprehensive
research
-
and
an
ah-ha
moment
on
every
page
-
this
is
a
must-have
for
leaders
and
climbing
stars
alike,
from
the
expert
on
the
subject.
Bravo!
This
is
the
guide
you
need
for
handling
the
worst
people
in
your
life-and
making
sure
they
don't
rub
off
on
you.
If
you've
ever
had
a
horrible
boss,
client,
or
colleague,
this
book
is
bursting
with
advice
that's
often
ingenious
and
always
actionable.
And
if
your
world
has
been
free
of
jerks,
consider
this
an
insurance
policy
Assholes
are
like
the
weather-everybody
complains
about
them
but
nobody
ever
does
anything
about
them.
Until,
that
is,
Robert
Sutton's
Asshole
Survival
Guide.
Sutton
offers
a
wealth
of
helpful,
and
dare
I
say
wise
suggestions
about
how
to
identify
and
deal
with
the
assholes
in
your
organization,
or
at
least
minimize
the
damage
they
do
to
the
well-being
and
productivity
of
others.
(I'd
also
suggest
bringing
it
along
to
family
reunions
and
PTA
meetingsReading
The
Asshole
Survival
Guide
made
me
wistful.
If
only
Bob
Sutton's
book
had
been
available
to
help
me
deal
with
the
full
complement
of
1st-class
assholes
I've
encountered
in
my
50-year
professional
life.
No
names
shall
be
mentioned
One
of
the
biggest
impediments
to
achieving
a
great
workplace
is
assholes.
Their
behavior
creates
a
hostile
work
environment
that
leads
to
decreased
engagement,
productivity
and
employee
loyalty.
Bob
Sutton
has
written
a
fantastic
book
that
explains
the
severity
of
the
problem
and
provides
useful
strategies
for
dealing
with
it
It's
hard
to
know
how
to
react
to
a
jerk,
so
The
Asshole
Survival
Guide
is
a
Godsend.
Obnoxious
behavior
is
a
double
whammy.
First,
you
feel
mad
at
the
other
person.
Next,
you
feel
mad
at
yourself
for
your
response
/
lack
of
response.
It's
being
mad
at
yourself
that
is
both
hard
to
be
aware
of,
and
is
most
debilitating.
With
this
brilliant
and
funny
book,
Bob
Sutton
saves
you
from
fear,
loathing,
and
self-loathing!In
this
most-welcome
sequel
to
Sutton's
bestselling
The
No
Asshole
Rule,
the
author
turns
from
an
organization-wide
perspective
to
an
individual
one,
outlining
strategies
for
dealing
with
difficult
people
at
work.
Readers
will
shake
their
heads-both
in
horror
and
recognition-at
Sutton's
real-life
examples
of
egregious
behavior.
However,
Sutton
also
shares
true
stories,
provided
by
readers,
of
successful
strategies
for
thwarting
the
bullies.If
everyone
had
paid
attention
to
the
Stanford
business
professor's
best-selling
2007
management
manifesto,
"The
No
Asshole
Rule,"
there
would
be
no
need
for
a
follow-up.
Yet
here
we
are.Sutton
offers
a
variety
of
techniques
that
people
suffering
the
presence
of
difficult
individuals
at
their
work,
in
their
sports
teams
or
just
in
everyday
life
can
employ
to
deal
with
them
or
fight
back.
There
is
even
help
with
discovering
whether
or
not
you
are
an
asshole
yourself
-
and
what
to
do
about
it
if
you
do
something
that
makes
you
one...
This
is
a
small
book
but
it
could
play
a
big
part
in
making
us
treat
others
betterYou
are
armed
and
ready
to
handle
ghastly
people
wherever
you
might
find
themPeople
are
jerks.
And
there's
plenty
of
evidence
to
prove
it
in
the
very
blunt
self-help
book
called
"The
A-hole
Survival
Guide,"
a
scholarly
source
that
teaches
fed-up
readers
how
to
deal
with
co-workers,
strangers
and
just
about
anyone
who
sucks.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

'With cutting-edge research and real-life examples that are thought-provoking and often hilarious, thisis an indispensable resource'
Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

'At last someone has provided clear steps for rejecting, deflecting, and deflating the jerks who blight our lives. Better still, that someone is the great Bob Sutton, which ensures that the information is useful, evidence-based, and fun to read'
Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-Suasion'If only Bob Sutton's book had been available to help me deal with the full complement of 1st-class assholes I've encountered in my 50-year professional life.No names shall be mentioned'
Tom Peters, co-author of In Search of Excellence
***
Being around assholes, whether at work or elsewhere, can damage performance and affect wellbeing: having one asshole in a team has been shown to reduce performance by 30 to 40%. And social media has only given rise to further incivility -- 40% of people have experienced harassment online.

In The Asshole Survival Guide, Stanford professor Robert Sutton offers practical advice on identifying and tackling any kind of asshole -- based on research into groups from uncivil civil servants to French bus drivers, and 8,000 emails that he has received on asshole behaviour.
With expertise and humour, he provides a cogent and methodical game-plan. First, he sets out the asshole audit, to find out what kind of asshole needs dealing with, and asshole detection strategies. Then he reveals field-tested, sometimes surprising techniques, from asshole avoidance and asshole taxes to mind-tricks and the art of love bombing. Finally, he explains the dangers of asshole blindness -- when the problem might be yours truly.